- May 13, 2020
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Hi, I am looking for a monitor to do web development work and take programming courses. I don't play videogames, I just need enough space to do my work. Need some advice and recommendations for monitors. Trying to keep my budget <$600. For web development and my programming classes, the important things are decent color accuracy and enough room to do my work. Things I usually have open - my code, website I'm currently working on in browser, Chrome dev tools, video course that I'm following along with, terminal, and OneNote to take notes. Sometimes I need to pull up documentation. I would prefer having one monitor, two monitors would distract me and I don't have enough room to have them side by side. I don't mind using multiple desktops on MacOS or occasionally alt-tabbing for other things like calendar and todo list, as long as I can see most of my work on one screen.
I am currently using a 2015 13 inch Macbook Pro, which supports Display Port 1.2. The HDMI ports on it would limit me to 30 Hz at 4K, so I need something with Display Port or mini Display Port.
IPS display without screen flickering is a must. Refresh rate doesn't matter as long as it's 60 Hz because I don't game. Not sure what screen size and resolution combo is good...I was looking into 27 inch 4K but people say the text gets super small unless you scale, which I don't want to do because it messes with the layout of the websites I'm working on. Also considering 1440p monitors if the text is more readable without text scaling (I have bad vision and wear glasses). Monitor would probably be around 2 feet away from me. Would also be interested in larger monitor sizes in the 31-34 inch range if they are quality and fit in my budget. Thanks!
I am currently using a 2015 13 inch Macbook Pro, which supports Display Port 1.2. The HDMI ports on it would limit me to 30 Hz at 4K, so I need something with Display Port or mini Display Port.
IPS display without screen flickering is a must. Refresh rate doesn't matter as long as it's 60 Hz because I don't game. Not sure what screen size and resolution combo is good...I was looking into 27 inch 4K but people say the text gets super small unless you scale, which I don't want to do because it messes with the layout of the websites I'm working on. Also considering 1440p monitors if the text is more readable without text scaling (I have bad vision and wear glasses). Monitor would probably be around 2 feet away from me. Would also be interested in larger monitor sizes in the 31-34 inch range if they are quality and fit in my budget. Thanks!